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Gears Tactics will appeal to XCOM fans and classic Gears Of War fans alikeWho let the locust out?
Who let the locust out?
Show me someone who says I’m not a fan of our excellentVidBud team, and I’ll show you a liar. Recently, VidBud Matthew got an in-depth demo ofGears Tactics, a turn-based tactical entry into theGears Of Warseries, and my admiration only grew.
Set 10 years before the events of the very first Gears Of War game, you’d be forgiven for thinking this’d have more in common with the alien-sniping fun ofXCOMthan the big, boot-stompin' FPS action of the Gears games. But in his excellent video, Matthew explains why Tactics will win hearts among both long term XCOM fans and die-hard Fenix stans alike.
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Much like a regular Gears Of War game, this one involves a lot of crouching behind waist-high cover, shooting at nefarious subterranean monsters. There are some cool new details to note, though, which make small but significant changes to the traditional, XCOM-style turn-based formula. You get to set the range and direction of your overwatch ability, for example, with the accuracy of reaction shots changing depending on the angles and distances involved. Matthew notes that the business of setting up ambushes and avoiding enemy ones is akin to a puzzle. He also says that the battlefield is “really easy to read” - a promising sign, in a genre where making the right call requires having as much information as possible on your tactical environment.
Really, if you had any questions about Tactics - its character classes, movement rules, aiming, or anything else - then this video has you covered. I mean, I don’t like to brag, butGiuseppe Navarria called it"the best and most detailed video on Gears Tactics so far". And he’s the principal gameplay programmer on Tactics, so he’d know.
Gears Tactics is out on April the 28th, and when it’s released you’ll be able to get it onSteam, or with Xbox Game Pass For PC.
